Mapúa MCM developments highlight the commitment to growing Globally Competitive Health Professionals in Mindanao

In the midst of a technological revolution, the digital transformation of healthcare paves the way for more economical, personalized, and patient-centric forms of care. Through adopting emerging technologies, medical institutions can significantly improve staff experiences, enable faster diagnoses, optimize operations, and even reduce costs.

As local developments in connectivity and infrastructure help set the stage for healthcare’s much-needed shift towards digitalization, educational institutions must help mold future healthcare professionals and providers with the knowledge and skills needed to excel in a rapidly changing landscape – wherever they may be.

Bringing world-class healthcare education to Mindanao

Grounded on a near-century of Mapúan academic excellence, Mapúa Malayan Colleges Mindanao (Mapúa MCM) aims to shape globally competitive professionals.

To stay ahead and nurture future-ready learners, Mapúa MCM has collaborated with Arizona State University (ASU), the no.1 university in the United States for innovation, ahead of MIT and Stanford for 9 consecutive years by the U.S. News & World Report. The collaboration delivers high-quality education, enabling access to advanced and immersive facilities, global readiness, and digital mastery.

“Mapúa MCM aims to form the next generation of healthcare professionals ready to make an impact in the evolving healthcare landscape,” said Adorico Aya-ay, Dean, College of Health Sciences, Mapúa MCM. “Our collaboration with Arizona State University helps learners become globally competitive through programs and learning opportunities that push the boundaries of higher education.”

Students in Biology, Psychology, and even newly established degree programs in Pharmacy and Physical Therapy stand to benefit from advanced and immersive facilities that elevate the learning experiences up to par with current global standards. These facilities also include simulation training technology and inter professional training across health sciences programs.

Plans are also underway to develop a physical therapy laboratory, botanical garden, and a new building with more laboratories and amphitheaters - enabling greater access to world-class health sciences content as well as digital tools and technologies.

“Our mission at Mapúa MCM is to provide a learning environment that enables students to acquire the attributes needed to be globally competitive and locally in demand," said Engr. Alejandro Ballado Jr, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Mapúa MCM. “This commitment to continuously developing our programs and state-of-the-art facilities aims to foster nation-building through technical expertise and digital mastery.”

These developments work in tandem with ASU-Enhanced Curriculums, access to Global Signature Courses held in state-of-the-art Mapúa MCM-ASU Global Classrooms, and open opportunities for international immersion in ASU and other ASU-Cintana Alliance schools and universities. Through these concerted efforts, Mapúa MCM students are equipped with a solid foundation for a healthcare career that’s in step with the rest of the world.

Present innovations for future-readiness

Across the world, healthcare leaders are looking to digital transformation to future-proof healthcare systems. With patient expectations for more personalized care on the rise and staff shortages experienced by various healthcare systems, ensuring a steady flow of digitally native future healthcare professionals is a must.

As advancements like electronic health records, telemedicine, and medical devices powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) shape how care is delivered by opening world-class opportunities for health sciences education in Mindanao, Mapúa MCM innovates in the present to help create a better future for healthcare.

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About Mapúa Malayan Colleges Mindanao

Mapúa MCM is located in Davao City, Davao del Sur, and was established in 2015. Mapúa MCM utilizes an instructional approach that combines face-to-face and online learning for its students. In recognition of its commitment to delivering an excellent technology-driven education, Mapúa MCM has been continuously awarded by Cengage for Outstanding Digital Activations since 2019, the Wiley Digital Education Award in 2021, the Anthology Catalyst Award in Teaching & Learning in 2022, and the Anthology Catalyst Award in Student experience in 2023 which recognizes institutions leveraging technology to develop educational and administrative innovations that positively influence the total learner experience inside and outside of the classroom. Mapúa MCM is a part of the iPeople schools, a Yuchengco-Ayala education partnership, providing first-class education for a century through

academically excellent programs in Engineering and Architecture, Arts and Science, Information Science, Business, Health Sciences, and Junior and Senior High School. Mapúa MCM also provides access to international education in Business and Management and Health Sciences through its collaboration with Arizona State University, the most innovative university in the US. Learn more about Mapúa Malayan Colleges Mindanao at https://mcm.edu.ph/

About Arizona State University

Arizona State University, ranked the No. 1 “Most Innovative School” in the nation by U.S. News  World Report for nine years in succession, has forged the model for a New American University. Year after year, ASU ranks at or near the top of the list in areas that matter. ASU is a comprehensive public research institution, measured not by whom it excludes, but by whom it includes and how they succeed; advancing research and discovery of public value; and assuming fundamental responsibility for the economic, social, cultural and overall health of the communities it serves.

ASU operates on the principles that learning is a personal and original journey for each student; that they thrive on experience and that the process of discovery cannot be bound by traditional academic disciplines. Through innovation and a commitment to accessibility, ASU has drawn pioneering researchers to its faculty even as it expands opportunities for qualified students, attracting some of the highest- quality students from all 50 states and more than 130 nations. Learn more about Arizona State University at https://www.asu.edu/.